A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Prevalence of Brucella melitensis in Sheep and Goat.

ABSTRACT: Brucellosis is one of the neglected zoonotic diseases (NZD) in the world that causes disease globally. Brucella melitensis, one of the organisms responsible for causing the disease in sheep and goat, is responsible for the disease in humans. The disease is transmitted mainly from sheep and goat to humans via ingestion (typically through milk), inhalation, abrasion and so on. Despite the zoonotic importance of the disease, there is lack of comprehensive data such as overall prevalence around the world is yet to be measured. The aim of this study is to review all the available articles on the prevalence of the infection in sheep and goats systematically and determine the overall prevalence around the world. Therefore, a literature search was conducted in PubMed for articles published from Ja

SUBMITTER: Das S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12550274 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature